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Compendium of Materia Medica, Bencao Gangmu, is a monumental pharmacological treatise compiled by Li Shizhen of the Ming dynasty. The work comprises 52 volumes, organized into 16 divisions and 60 categories. It documents 1,892 medicinal substances, over 11,000 prescriptions, and includes more than 1,100 illustrations of medicinal materials.
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Master Zeng said, “Every day I examine myself on these three points: in acting on behalf of others, have I always been loyal to their interests? In intercourse with my friends, have I always been true to my word? Have I failed to repeat the precepts that have been handed down to me?”
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The poor man sweeps his floor until it is spotless. The poor woman combs her hair until it is neat and tidy. Neither produces a wonderful sight, but these actions bespeak a sensibility of elegance.
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At the Heavenly River(Heaven-Reaching River), the ancient turtle entrusted Tang Monk to ask Tathagata when it could “shed its shell and attain human form,” but Tang Monk ultimately failed/forgot to inquire.